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L7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,021 road traffic collisions in the L7 postcode district, Liverpool, from 1979 to 2025, and 8,299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 839 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 55 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
6,021
322nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,299
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
54
57 people killed
Serious collisions
839
915 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
55
Down 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
66
Down 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for L7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal540.9%
  • Serious83914%
  • Slight5,12885%

What the data shows

  • L7 had 606 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 805 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in L7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,378 children under 16 were killed or injured in L7, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in L7.

Where L7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
322nd
Most casualties
281st
Most fatal collisions
1,074th
Most serious collisions
657th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday843 (14%)
  • Tuesday906 (15%)
  • Wednesday935 (16%)
  • Thursday990 (16%)
  • Friday1,013 (17%)
  • Saturday795 (13%)
  • Sunday539 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,279 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,592 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown68 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit58 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,744 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway1,012 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road245 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph75 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph5,918 (98%)
  • 40 mph25 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,726 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds803 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds119 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds102 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other92 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded141 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,849 (46%)
  • Pedestrian2,064 (25%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant624 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist598 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant559 (6.7%)
  • Motorcyclist384 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant105 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

L7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in L7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in L7 peaked at 237 in 1993; 2025 had 55.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 55
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255566
20246996
20236370
20227078
20216178
20204554
20195974
20186090
20175368
20167197
20156994
20146792
201377115
201280132
201178131
201096143
200983133
200879122
200774113
2006102148
2005124187
2004135194
2003138210
2002122183
2001164283
2000163229
1999168239
1998178242
1997172276
1996168236
1995174248
1994199268
1993237340
1992225322
1991190251
1990201275
1989205275
1988190263
1987176229
1986176219
1985154197
1984159177
1983174223
1982157191
1981143167
1980170202
1979148179

Map of recent crashes in L7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in L7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in L7

The 24 most recent collisions in L7 happened between 7 July and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in L7

The A57 has the most collisions in L7, 1,326 of 6,021 (22%), followed by the A5047 (1,134).

Collisions in L7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA571,3261,82914176
2ndA50471,1341,72813156
3rdB5178505713282
4thB5173418531249
5thA562406511473
6thA5048164241114
7thB5340104126112
8thA5089608619
9thA50394966113
10thB5188354715
11thA5097243411
12thA5080151801
13thA5049141901
14thA597901
15thB50474800
16thB51753800
17thB51793400

Council areas covering L7

Collisions in L7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Liverpool has 6,016 of 6,021 (99.9%).

Collisions in L7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLiverpool6,0168,29354837
2ndWirral4502

Town in L7

All 6,021 collisions in L7 were in Liverpool.